diff --git a/bin/telebit.js b/bin/telebit.js
index 0606660..92848bd 100755
--- a/bin/telebit.js
+++ b/bin/telebit.js
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ var utils = {
     var req = http.request({
       socketPath: state._ipc.path
     , method: 'POST'
-    , path: '/rpc/' + service + '?_body=' + JSON.stringify(args)
+    , path: '/rpc/' + service + '?_body=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(args))
     }, function (resp) {
 
       function finish() {
diff --git a/bin/telebitd.js b/bin/telebitd.js
index e85702a..73b0f8e 100755
--- a/bin/telebitd.js
+++ b/bin/telebitd.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ function serveControlsHelper() {
     var opts = url.parse(req.url, true);
     if (opts.query._body) {
       try {
-        opts.body = JSON.parse(opts.query._body, true);
+        opts.body = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(opts.query._body, true));
       } catch(e) {
         res.statusCode = 500;
         res.end('{"error":{"message":"?_body={{bad_format}}"}}');